MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'chronic health problems'. Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:27:11 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2414899&cid=t_172853_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FcclAKrw4rtI%2F As if losing your job isn’t bad enough, new research says serious illness can often follow. The stress of unemployment can bring on heart disease, stroke, and even diabetes. According to one source, “Among those who lost their job through no fault of their own because their workplace relocated or folded altogether, the odds of their reporting “fair or poor” health after their job loss increased by 54 per cent.” Even if an employee was in good health before their job loss, they were still likely to develop a chronic condition afterward. The study suggests that job loss involves so much more than loss of income. Things like self-esteem are also affected. Image: sxc.hu. Share and Enjoy: Post from: Blisstree Bad Health Follows Job Loss (Source: A ... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2414899 Sat, 16 May 2009 11:22:52 +0100 2414899 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1287876&cid=t_172853_136_f&fid=35300&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metastaticlivercancer.org%2F2008-03-08-cancer-treatment%2Flydia-shum%2F Lydia Shum Din-Ha, one of Hong Kong’s most popular comedian actress, died of liver cancer and other complications on 19 February 2008 at Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong . Hong Kong Lydia Shum has been on the front to prevent and educate about breast cancer… The actor was also known as Fei-Fei or Fatty. She was 60 years old. Shum was born to a well-of large family in Shanghai , China and she was fifth among the family’s eight children. In 1960 she made her debut as a child actor. She was survived by a daughter, Joyce Cheng Yan-Yee from her failed marriage to an actor and singer, Adam Cheng Siu Chow. They were married in 1985 after living together for 11 years. She wore a Chinese cheongsam at her wedding due to her weight and years later, she said she regretted not wearing a we... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1287876 Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:50:48 +0100 1287876